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Welcome! This Course Guide addresses topics and resources well suited for use in Dr. Jordan's HCAM 499 class: Healthcare Theory & Research Capstone.
Slides and Resources
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Credibility and Bias SlidesSlides that teach about bias and credibility in the context of preparing for an informative presentation.
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HCAM 499 Research SlidesSlides that summarize a presentation given by librarian Rocco Cremonese about searching for sources for a Healthcare Administration and Management Research Capstone course.
Library Resources for Locating Articles
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Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowIdeal for articles related to management practices, business practices, and limited company or industry research.
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CINAHL This link opens in a new windowWhile chiefly a Nursing Database - CINAHL has many journals about illnesses, the medical field, etc. I recommend you search this database in tandem with MEDLINE.
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Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new windowThe most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citations dating back to 1637.
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MEDLINE This link opens in a new windowMEDLINE provides a selected collection of citations for articles published in journals approved by the National Library of Medicine. This database is a subset of PubMed.
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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowCombines authoritative, full-text scientific, technical, and health publications.
NOTE: To use this database effectively, it is advised you make heavy use of Boolean Operators for Advanced Searching and Interlibrary Loan for article retrieval.
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Google ScholarGoogle Scholar uses the familiar Google interface to search scholarly literature. Some results can be accessed full-text right from Google Scholar; in other cases you will need to access the article through a library database or request it through Interlibrary Loan.
Be aware that not every article you may find on Google Scholar is peer-reviewed/scholarly. See Scholarly v. Non-Scholarly under Research Tips. -
Interlibrary LoanPhone: (724) 738-4457
